Ruth Elaine Schram wrote her first song at the age of twelve, and her first
octavo was published twenty years later, in 1988. In 1992, she became a full-time
composer and arranger and now has over 2,000 published works. Over seventeen
million copies of her songs have been purchased in their various venues, and
she has been a recipient of the ASCAP Special Award each year since 1990.
In addition to her choral music for church and school choirs, her songs appear
on thirty albums (four of which have been Dove Award Finalists) and numerous
children's videos, including sixteen songs on four gold videos, and four songs
on one multi-platinum video. Her songs have also appeared on such diverse
television shows as "The 700 Club" and HBO's acclaimed series "The
Sopranos."

Ruthie began piano and theory lessons at the age of five. She studied music at
Lancaster Bible College and Millersville State College and taught Elementary Music in
Pennsylvania for several years. She now lives in Birmingham, Alabama with her husband,
Scott Schram (his site, not music related), and they have
two grown daughters, Crystie and Celsie.

Her current published works, with audio excerpts and select pages of the
scores, are listed on her web site: choralmusic.com